Holiday Closure

Posted on by William Bishop

The University of Waterloo is officially closed for the holidays until January 2nd.  During the holiday closure, most university buildings are locked and inaccessible.  Building temperatures are set to normal nighttime settings to conserve energy.  The only buildings remaining open during the annual shutdown are a few university residences that remain open for students who are unable to go home for the holidays.

The Engineering Admissions Office will not be able to return calls or e-mails until the university reopens on January 2nd.  We will likely need a few days to deal with all of the inquiries we receive over the holiday season.  Please be assured that we will do our best to respond to your inquiries as soon as we can.

On behalf of the Engineering Admissions Office, we wish you a very happy holiday season and a great start to the new year!

Published by William Bishop

I grew up in the small town of Welland, Ontario in the heart of the Niagara Peninsula. In my youth, I enjoyed softball, golf, and the uniquely Canadian sport of 5-pin bowling. My high school years were productive. I excelled at my studies and had enough time to devote towards extra-curricular activities to earn a school letter. I was fascinated with computers having owned a Commodore 64 and having maintained a network of Unisys machines running a very early version of QNX at my local high school. I had part-time jobs teaching computer courses to both adults and children at local secondary schools. I worked hard in my final year of high school to excel at the now defunct Descartes math competition and earn a spot in Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo. Little did I know that I would stay at the university for three degrees and eventually a permanent faculty position. Now, as Director of Admissions for Waterloo Engineering, I hope to share my thoughts on the road towards a career engineering.